The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-05
MILITARY BILL.

I relating TO the OTBanIzaCiOu1 TcSuAaCoA
and discipline of the military forces of the
Kingdom.
The bill disbands all Military forces now
in existence, but provides for guard of 20
men for His Majesty the King. No or
ganization can exist without the consent
of the Legislature. It further states that
all male subjects of His Majesty, between
the ages of eighteen and forty years shall
be liable to do military duty in the respect
i've islands where they have their most
usual domicile, whenever SO required by
proclamation from the Governor thereof.
Every subject liable to do military duty,
and who shall neglect or refuse to report
himself after proclamation shall be pun
ishable by fine or imprisonment. The
Governors shall be commanders-in-chief of
the military power in their respective
islands, with the title of Major General,
and they shall be under military subordi-
nation to the King. The bill prescribes
who are exempt from military duty.
On suspension of the the rules, the bill
was referred to the Printing Committee.
HOURS FOR BUSINESS.
Noble Castle offered the following reso-
luton: That the Assembly meet for bust
ness at 10 o'clock each day except Sunday
and such other days as the House shall from
time to time by motion decide, and shall
continue in session with an hour intermis-
sion at noon, till p. M, excepting on
| Saturdays, when the assembly shall adj
| journ at IL o'clock.
The resolution passed after the latter
part had been withdrawn by the intro
Queer.
ELECTION OF MOBILES.
Rep. Kamauoha gave notice of pro-
posed amendment to article So of the New
Constitution, relating to election of Mobiles
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION BILL.
Minister Thurston read first time,
under suspension of the rules, an Act to
amend section 2 of an Act entitled IAN
Act to repeal chapter 10 of the Civil Code
end to regulate the bureau of public in
struction, approved January 10, 1866"
Passed to second reading.
PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
Minister ThurstOn read a first time an
Act to amend chapter 9. Session Laws of
1876, relating to the public health. Passed
to second reading.
IMMIGRATION BILL.
Minister Thurston read first time an
Act to amend and consolidate the law re-
lating to immigration. Following is the
bill:
Section 1. There shall be, and is hereby
created, bureau in the Department OF the
Interior, to be styled the Bureau of Immi-
grafton, for the purpose of controlling,
experimenting and regulating the immi-
grafton of laborers and other immigrants
Sec. 2. The said Bureau shall consist of
the Minister of the Interior, who shall act
ex officio as the President thereof, and FIVE
other members, who shall be appointed by
His Majesty the King, who shall be known
as the Board of Immigration.
Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the Minis
ter of the Interior, with the approval of
the Board of Immigration and the Cabinet
from time to time to make and promulgate
such rules and regulations, and to adopt
such measures as may be deemed necessary
or proper to promote immigration from
abroad, and for the good government, con-
troll and protection of immigrants that
may come or be brought into this King
dom; and also to make such regula-
tons as may be deemed expedient, con-
corning the terms of contracts of service.
or assignment to service, of any immi-
grants who may come under, or enter into
contracts of service.
Section 4. Such rules and regulations,
and amendments thereto and changes
therein, as may be adopted in accordance
with section of this Act, shall be pub
ished in a newspaper in the English
language in Honolulu, and shall thereupon
have the force of law.
Sec. 5. Any person who shall violate any
rule or regulation adopted and published
in accordance with sections and OF this
Act, shall be liable to a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars, and any Police
Justice shall have jurisdiction of such of
tense.
Sec. g. Moneys appropriated by the |
Legislature for the objects contemplated |
by this Act, shall be paid out of the public |
treasury upon the order of the Minister of |
the Interior.
Sec. Z. An Act entitled "An Act to pro-
vide for the importation of laborers, and
Tor the encouragement of immigration,
dated 3Oth December, A. D. 1864: and an
Act entitled IAN Act to extend the powers
OF the Bureau of immigration, dated 23d
June, A. d. 1868; and an Act entitled IAN
Act to promote immigration, /" dated 23d
June, A. D. 1868. and all other laws and
parts of laws inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
The bill passed to second reading.
THE LOAN OTFsTToE
Rep. @. Brown asked the Minis tiers if it
was their intention to lay any matter be-
fore the House or introduce an Act relat-
ing to the Loan Act and bonds. 1t so,
when?
Minister Thurston said rule So had ref
erence as to how questions should be
asked.